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Grasshill Purebred
Holsteins  &  Saanens

Grasshill Farm Ltd.
Lloyd & Barbara Wicks 
          ... Shawna, Holly, Emily & Matthew ...  
      

2X Master Breeder
 CHAH accred.

102 Kenstone Beach Rd.
 Bobcaygeon, Ontario, Canada 
K0M 1A0
 Phone: (705) 738-2787 
 fax: (705) 738-4580 
grasshil@peterboro.net 

 

 

 

Holstein News: New Website!...
   
S
lide show,Animals for Sale,Lloyd's 'blog' & More!

 

 New Opportunities!: 
Now taking orders for 2008 bucks
Also, frozen semen available for export...
.    ...  Contact us for more details  ...


Our sincere thanks to Martin van Aken of Global Genetics, who, at the 2nd Int. Goat Symposium , Sept 2007 not only shared information on how goat genetics and profitability have been improved in the Netherlands, but also selected our sale consignee 'Grasshill Champ's Trendsetter'  (below) - Trendsetter semen now being collected for foreign export
           

Below: High Prod 'Chablis' EX
 ,  with 
 former Canadian Champ Producer  
 'Shadow'  VG,
.granddam of 'Sabre'   
         
    

 

 Saanen News:  Export available:
15 does and 3 bucks now 'holidaying' in Trinidad!

 Click:  http://www.freewebs.com/grasshillfarm 
             ...   Great job Holly, thanks!   ...

 Thanks to Joint Venture partners,the Thurstons & all who have helped elect & support Lloyd as DFO Region 5 Director.... 
DFO input appreciated

Still the Queen! 
1st 4yr old & Grand Champion
2007 Lindsay Black & White Show: 

 Grasshill Derry Queen  (photo below)

Her other wins:
-
1st Sr. 2yr: 2006 Quebec Spring Show
-Nom. 2005 All-Canadian Milking Yearling 

5  Bucks in Semen Collection at  CSGI   (Canadian Sheep Genetics International)

Strong Pedigrees behind our Does and Bucks:
'Shamrock' & 'Jaklyn'  have 'passed on' in 2007, but leave their mark in does such as
below:

 
Above:     Grasshill Derry Queen VG

- 'Queen' has a VG 2yr 'Good Luck' 
   daughter & a baby 'Goldwyn' son

(thanks to the Buckleys for their excellent care of our show cows)

 Lady EX 2471 kg ... (pictured below) 
#1 Canada & USA producer 2004
 
2007 bucks available from grandson Lad

New EX: 'Contessa', 'Terry Lee'
.New VG 2 yr olds: 'Juno', 'Terrace'
 
Recent EX: 'Tamarack', 'Toffee', 'Majesty'
.VG 2 yr old: 'Felicity' & 'Felice'

Chablis  EX, EX mammary-
 
(pat. sister to Lady pictured above):
-
milked straight through with triplets, twins and two 305 day records averaging 2000+ kg

 Currently being flushed for sale & embryos avail: contact for updates: 
 Astre Tessa (VG-2yr) x Comestar Lee
(Tessa's sisters: 1EX, 1VG, 1GP-84 2yr)
Full sist. to embryos: 'Contessa' VG86-2y
   02-01 343d (kg) (2x) 13895 3.7%f  3.2%p

 Terry Lee (now EX) , Astre Terry, Tamarack, Terry's Miracle, Fixation, Majesty & Shadow ... good pedigrees,  prod. & type

GCH Hy-Crest Juno's Jaklyn (2E)
2003 All Canadian Sr. Saanen
Numerous wins during show career even as an Aged Doe -
 Gr Ch, Best Doe in Show, Best Udder

N.B. Most of the Grasshill herd is  related to this champion

 
(after Jaklyn's passing, daughter 'Faith' now accompanies our good friend Lynn on the show 'circuit')   

Chablis x Jaklyn genetics combined
              in herdsire 'Champ'
       
(Chablis x Jaklyn's son 'Honour')
High Protein potential added in herdsire 'Target' (Tara x Champ)
Classified Excellent!
Sweet Pea, Shnooks, Jamocha, Chablis, Cherish, Shamrock, Lady, Sapphire, Sunrise, Lavender, Nasturtium, Dionne, Pansy, Dorrie, Dorothy, Jaklyn & Jaklyn's daughter 'Faith'

 

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